Op-Ed by Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: Building the American Clean Energy Economy

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For decades, while Americans have worked to make a difference in their communities, some politicians in both parties have failed to adequately address the energy crisis, which imperils our economy, our security and our planet. Now, we have a unique and critical opportunity to attack the energy crisis head on and create a comprehensive energy policy that will bolster our economy, end our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the threat of deadly pollution that could devastate our climate.
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This investment in our work force will not only jumpstart our economy today but will lay the foundation for America's long-term competitiveness. With the eventual depletion of the world's oil reserves and growing disruption of our climate, we know that the development of clean, renewable sources of energy is the growth industry of the 21st century. The question is who will lead the world in making the fuel-efficient vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other technologies of tomorrow.
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As part of this comprehensive energy strategy, we must continue to crack down on corporations that pollute the water we drink and the air we breathe. And because of what we now know about global warming, we must begin to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that have begun to change our climate. We can protect the health of our children and their children, while finally tackling global warming and its potentially catastrophic effects.

The path before us is clear, but it will not be easy. To create entire new industries of clean energy jobs, break the stranglehold of foreign oil on our economy and punish the polluters who are devastating our natural resources, we have to be honest about the difficult tasks and hard choices ahead. Our goal must be a clean energy future that works for all Americans, so that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren not just a stronger economy but a cleaner planet.

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Oprah's Home Improvements

Oprah's $50 million mansion just outside Santa Barbara in Montecito, California, has been nicknamed Oprah's Hearst Castle, due to its size and luxury. The property covers some 42 acres and the house itself is 23,000 square feet. It has 6 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and, as you might imagine, just about everything else.

Do we really need Oprah telling us "how to live with less"?

With Oprah's mansion in Hawaii, her mansion in Montecito, California (one of the state's largest homes)--not to mention her other properties in Chicago, down South, and elsewhere--and her private plane (she won't fly with us little people), do we really need her telling us "how to live with less" (a show she did last week) and "how to be green and conserve energy" (today's show)?